Stay With Me Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Meltdown
<LEN POV>

One step closer and I would be with Neru. But instead I'm sitting on a chair with my head in Miku's lap. I can tell by the look on Kaito's face he doesnt like it. But I'm very thankful of all the things Miku has done for me this past day. She has been a very good friend. I really am grateful we are just friends now.

We currently are sitting in a convenient waiting room in a hospital in the star capital. Right next to this grove of chairs is Neru's room. Every couple of minutes more doctors rush in to her room. Even though we are half android, our bodies run like most humans'. We have a heart and a brain, but most of our bones are surrounded by wires and our brain has been modified so we are immortal. We also have what we are calling a music box. An extra mechanical part in our body that helps us sing the way we do, perfectly. Neru is one of the lesser Vocaloids though. So her creator didn't do as well as a job as mine did creating her. So she might be more human than the others and I.

I look at the clock right over the door where Neru is being treated. It tells me only five minutes have passed. 6:05. Telling by the way nurses keep checking on Neru we might a while.

The night went on and it was now closer to 10:30pm. Neru was still being operated on. I guess the doctors were having trouble with Neru's android parts. I moved from Miku's lap to my hand's. Rin noticed and walks away from Mikuo for one minute to check on them. Mikuo seemed relived.

"What did you do?" she said quietly, her voice wass on the verge of breaking from lack of use and over use of crying.

"I got mad." I respond reluctantly through my hands, wishing I was in with Neru, just so I could see her and so I would be away from my over protective sister.

"Well be more careful." Rin walked back over to her seat next to Mikuo. Gumi leaned over her seat to whisper something in my ear.

"I have a picture of Neru, if you want it." My head slowly moved from one of my hands to look at her lime hair.

"It's from the last time we all went to the mall together...we went in one of those photo booths...and...just take the picture, you have a better...use for it than me." I could tell it took all her energy to say that sentence. Gumi was trying her hardest to stay sane like the rest of us.

She handed me a strip of shiny paper. It looked like it was professionally taken. Gumi was on the far left, then Rin. Miku was behind her with her hand on Neru's shoulder. Then Luka was on the far right. Luka looked like she didn't want to be in the photo.

Neru has her kawaii tsundere face. Her focus is on something not in view. Probably something out in the mall. Her eyes were still sparkling with happiness even if her face didn't show it.

My eyes started to let out salty liquid again. I rubbed my face in my sleeve and then looked around the room.

Rin was sitting on the opposite side of the hallway. Her flood of tears had slowly dimmed down to where it was a sniffle here and there. She was next to Mikuo. They were on her iPhone doing who-knows-what. Every once in awhile one if them would laugh. I bet they were on the Internet and Rin was showing him the Hunger Games thing.

On my left was Gumi. I could tell she was a little off because she was trying to make Miku and Kaito happier. It wasn't working well. We were all feeling down, but it was definitely worth the try. Gumi usually was the joker of our crowd, but none of use were feeling in a happy mood, so I can understand why Gumi was trying to break the tension. On my right was Miku and next to her was Kaito. Miku was still sobbing. Kaito was trying to reassure her. What a good guy. Thinking of his chivalry made me start to think of Neru.

I flicked out the pictured. I stared at her face and it cheered me up. I couldn't focus. I stood up and everybody stared at me. Feeling self conscious my cheeks flushed up and I sat back down.

We were there for another two hours when the doctor came out. I practically apparated to him.

"Is s-she...N-ner-ru g-goin-ng t-to b-be o-kay??" I stumbled over the words as they left my mouth hurriedly. I usually never stuttered unless it was part of the song.

"Young man sit down for a minute!" He gently pushed my head down, for a doctor he definetly is a big asshole.

I gingerly sat down just so Dr. Douche Bag could speak.

"I know that you all are Neru's friends but I'm sorry to say-"

"SHE DIED?!"